Silks

Intro and Beginner: Silks  

Intro and Beginner level classes are catered for absolute beginner to 1 year of learning. The  student will learn the basics of aerial silks and core positions. This includes: climbing, foot lock,  eight knot, standing positions, split silk positions (from one foot lock), roll ups. 

Pre-recuisits:  

- 0 experience to some experience  

- 0 knowledge needed  

For my beginner classes you can expect:  

• Detailed explanations of each pose.  
• Learn how to climb 
• Learn how to tie a foot lock 
• Learn basic positions and poses on the silks 
• Safety considerations: how to fall, how to spot, recognising fatigue 
• Specific conditioning sequences to help build strength for the additional levels and current level.  • Specified warm up for the poses taught in class. 

Beginner Flow and Choreography:  

This level class is catered for flow and connection of poses. If the student has learned all of the  beginner syllabus poses, they may then move into short combinations of flow of movement  between the poses. There may also be a choreography aspect, which ties movement together to  music.  

Pre-recuisits:  

- basic understanding of the beginner poses  

- Can tie a foot lock from the floor  

- Confidence with standing foot lock poses.  

- Able to get onto the silks unassisted and down safely.  

Intermediate: Silks  

Intermediate level is suitable for six months to one year of learning. Within this level I will teach  Intermediate Level poses with detailed explanations. The warm up will be designed around these  poses to help prepare the student for the task. If the student is unaware of the basic or beginner  level poses this class maybe more difficult for them to digest as no detailed explanation of the  basic and beginner poses will be given. Instead details of the intermediate level poses will be  highlighted, as these poses require more attention. 

The class may also follow an alternative theme: I.e: Split poses, Thread through transitions, Spin  transitions, drops, basic beats, different inverts and foot locks ect. 

Pre-recuisits: 

- Basic knowledge and understanding of the beginner poses 

- Comfortable with climbing 

- Confident with inverts from the floor 

- Knows foot lock 

- Knows basic grips: Twisted/ flamenco, drinking glass, wonder woman, power and long arm. - Strong enough to hang on the silks and come down safely without needing assistance.  - Has completed all of the beginner syllabus with no assistance needed from the instructor. 

Intermediate Flow and Choreography: 

This level class specifically helps to build the students strength and awareness. Within this class  you will learn combinations of poses mixed from beginner Level to intermediate level. Ideally this  level class is to connect the poses together not to re-learn poses as there should be a basic  understanding from the trick classes, therefore less instructions will be given on the poses  themselves and more information on how they connect and flow together, building strength and  stamina.  

The class maybe short flow or choreography. Choreography is a combination of beginner and  intermediate poses connected together with music. The choreography can be between two to  four minutes long. This will help the student to develop the dancing aspect of aerial into their  portfolio, helping to build strength, body awareness and musicality needed for Advanced level  Trapeze.  

Pre-recuisits:  

- Must be confident with all the beginner and intermediate poses.  

- Able to climb a required distance depending on the level of the choreography class  - Straddle invert doesn’t need assistance from the coach in the air  

- Comfortable with spinning while completing movement  

- Hip hey is strong and can let go of both hands  

- Can perform an aerial foot lock  

Advanced level: Silks  

Advanced level needs to be reserved in a smaller private group class setting. Within this class you  will learn more advanced skills such as: Reverse meat hook and beats, drops, long arm inverts  and shoulder mount inverts . The student must be strong with all the beginner and intermediate  level knowledge, having build enough experience and technique to follow instructions. You will  have the full spotting support from myself to help you feel Safe performing the tricks.  

Pre-recuisits:  

- Strong understanding of basic, beginner and intermediate level poses and combinations. 

- Straddle climb is strong  

- Flag is strong  

- Meathook is complete  

- Straddle and pike is strong on the silks with an understanding of Chrochet and knee hook, pole  and dead silk.  

- Back balance is complete  

- Fan kick hip lock is complete  

- Confident with a variety of climbs  

- Appropriate training kit bag  

Advanced Level Flow and Choreography:  

This level of choreography will included advanced tricks and poses, Help you to develop your  own choreography using musicality and character, commercial or competition based work. It is  important that you have completed all of the skills necessary in all levels to be able to attend this  type of class. 

Pre-recuisits:  

- Salto drops  

- Reverse meat hook complete  

- Wrist lock awareness  

- Intermediate level completed with a strong understanding  

- Variety of climb knowledge  

- Spin knowledge  

- Long arm invert complete 

- Beats awareness